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English Literature: A Quiz designed to check understanding of key vocabulary.
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What does 'mood' mean in literature?
the different perspectives presented
the historical setting of the story
the atmosphere of the narrative
the characters in the story
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What does 'diction' mean?
choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing.
analysis of characterisation
the art of poetry
analysis of theme
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What does 'symbolism' mean in literature?
conflict between characters
object, figure, event, etc that represents something else
complicated plotlines
character dialogue
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What does 'nuance' mean?
a difficult situation
a complicated plot
a subtle difference
narrative structure
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What does 'foreshadowing' mean?
the different perspectives explored by the author
the conflict in the story
the thoughts of the protagonist
indirectly hints at what’s to come later on in the story
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What does 'allusion' mean?
the rhyming of vowel sounds
series of words that all start with the same sound
indirect reference to an idea outside the text
a mythological creature
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What does 'Anthropomorphism' mean?
to examine or think about something carefully
human characteristics to a god or animal.
Half god-half human
animal characteristics or behaviors to humans.
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What does 'nemesis' mean?
a long-standing rival; an archenemy.
the hero of the story
a close friend
a distant relative from another country
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What does 'connotation' mean?
implied meaning
direct meaning
the dictionary definition of the word
the exposition
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What is an 'epigraph'?
the structure of a story
Shakespearean quotes
the analysis of characters
insertion of a famous quote at the start of a larger text
